Christina

Female

Yorkville, IL

United States

Profile Information:

Relationship Status:: Married
About Me:: I am a teacher and I recently finished school to receive my Masters in teachingl. I would like to teach 1st or 2nd grade. I was diagnosed with Alopecia when I was in 7th grade. I will never forget my first appointment to get steroid shots, it was horrible. I think that might be why I am afraid of needles. When I was little the hair loss was very small, about the size of a quarter. Then as I got older the size of the hair loss got worse, and then when I got married I lost a lot of hair. But I am taking this new medicine to help grow my hair back and possibly stop it from falling out ever again. My husband is very supportive, especially when I have my days were I get very sad about what is going on, he is there to make me smile and realize that everything will be ok. I have a lot of friends that are very supportive also, but it is so nice to meet other people that have Alopecia like me. I have been very fortunate in that not all my hair as fallen out, but it is thinning really badly and it is getting much harder to hide. Which doesn't help with my self-esteem very well. I'm so happy to be here and I can't wait to meet many new friends.
Do you have alopecia?: Alopecia areata
Are you age 18 or older?: Yes